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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dear Dorothy, I sent the message below to the following address: 'LISTSERVE@mailbox.sc.edu' but obviously this is wrong, could you perhaps tell me where to send it to? I thought it was no longer HISTLING@VM.SC.EDU but maybe it is? Sorry about this, all the best, Olga</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Could you send out the following on the Histling list? Many thanks, Olga Fischer</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Prof. Dr O.C.M. Fischer</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Chair of English Linguistics</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Engels Seminarium</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Universiteit van Amsterdam</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Spuistraat 210</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1012 VT Amsterdam</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Netherlands</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Tel.: +31-20-5253825</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fax: +31-20-5253052</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NEW</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> E-mail:</FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial">O.C.M.Fischer@uva.nl <<A HREF="mailto:O.C.M.Fischer@uva.nl">mailto:O.C.M.Fischer@uva.nl</A>></FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial">The University of Amsterdam offers a two-year Research MA in Linguistics</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"> a one-year MA in General Linguistics, and a one-year MA in English Language and/or English Literature. All three programmes are taught in English or, in the case of language-specific courses, in the target language. Since the University of Amsterdam is interested in attracting talented students, the tuition rates are competitive.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial">The Research MA in Linguistics is directed towards students of proven ability who are interested in conducting research in one of the many areas of linguistics that are studied in the research institutes of the University of Amsterdam. The programmes offer students the opportunity of specializing in a wide range of linguistic subdisciplines studied from various theoretical perspectives. The programme lasts two years for selected students with a relevant BA or equivalent, and one year for selected students with a relevant MA or equivalent. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial">The MA in General Linguistics also offers a wide range of specializations, and is aimed at students with a BA in Linguistics or an equivalent programme, involving at least three years of full-time study at university level. The programme lasts one year.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial">Courses in the MA in English Language/Literature generally explore the space beyond formal and disciplinary boundaries, and the overlap not only between various methodologies, theories, historical periods and social spaces but also between language and literature. The literary studies programme offers courses and tutorials in all the major periods, from medieval to postmodern and contemporary; courses in British, American and Postcolonial literature; and courses with a variety of theoretical orientations. The most powerful common element is probably an interest in cultural studies. The courses and tutorials on offer in the programme in linguistics provide insight into central linguistic issues from a historical perspective as well as a theoretical one, illustrating both formal and functional approaches to language. Other courses are concerned with language use in different situations and different genres.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT FACE="Arial">Further information about the MA programmes may be found at<U> </U></FONT><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.hum.uva.nl/graduateschool">http://www.hum.uva.nl/graduateschool</A></FONT></U><FONT FACE="Arial"> or requested from</FONT><U> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial"><A HREF="mailto:graduateschool@hum.uva.nl">mailto:graduateschool@hum.uva.nl</A></FONT></U><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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